IOTD …. “🏳️‍🌈 Images of the Day …. Very Special Edition …. Harvey Milk’s Legacy still Lives On 🏳️‍🌈 …. “!!

~~November 27, 2018~~ 

FORTY YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH TODAY

THANKFUL TO THIS DAY OF HIS LEADING EXAMPLE

If you go back in time and realize the overall atmosphere and environment around the LGBTQ community in this nation, you will realize the Harvey Milk was a groundbreaking figure.

To this day, his effect is still felt.

More so in the 2018 midterm elections when a significant number of LGBTQ candidates achieved their goal of being elected to the post they were running for.

 Thank you, Mr. Milk!!

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Gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk was assassinated on Nov. 27, 1978, just one year after becoming California’s first openly gay elected official

Nov. 27, 2018 / 9:10 AM EST
By Tim Fitzsimons

“It’s not my victory, it’s yours and yours and yours”

Harvey Milk said after winning a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in late 1977.

“If a gay can win, it means there is hope that the system can work for all minorities if we fight. We’ve given them hope.”

A year after delivering that speech and making history as the first openly gay elected official in California – and one of the first in the country – Milk was gunned down at San Francisco City Hall on Nov. 27, 1978.

He was just 48.

But during his short time in office, Milk made his mark. He helped to pass the country’s first gay rights ordinance, which sparked the legal LGBTQ-rights revolution that has since resulted in a nationwide right to same-sex marriage and an increasing number of LGBTQ-rights protections in cities and states across the country.
Milk also undoubtedly inspired future generations of LGBTQ Americans to enter politics.

Earlier this month, 40 years after his death and decades after his history-making election, a record-breaking “rainbow wave” of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans followed in his footsteps by running for office and winning.

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Noah and PJ’s Surprise Wedding First Dance …. “💞🏳️‍🌈 So Very Much Adorable …. Complete Version 🏳️‍🌈💞 …. “!!

~~November 10, 2018~~ 

THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES

P.J. SIMMONS and NOAH ABERLIN

There’s a need for love in this world.

When you are lucky to find it, protect it, flaunt it, share it, revel in it.

Here’s to the grooms!!

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The time of their lives!

Two grooms surprise their wedding guests with a jaw-dropping choreographed first dance – complete with a Dirty Dancing-inspired lift

P.J. Simmons, 51, and Noah Aberlin, 36, performed the six-song dance at their wedding, which took place in Coxsackie, New York, on October 7.
The couple spent seven weeks choreographing and rehearsing the routine
P.J. and Noah start the performance with Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine’s ‘Conga’ and end it with the song ‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life’.

A YouTube video of the performance has been viewed more than 1.2 million times since it was posted on October 27 , 36, performed the six-song dance at their wedding, which took place in Coxsackie, New York, on October 7.

~SOURCE~ 

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Noah and PJ’s Surprise Wedding First Dance

Complete Version

~~Published on Oct 27, 2018~~

Update and a request: As a tribute to everyone who has helped us live our lives openly and without fear – and to all the brave people working out there so hard on that front — we set up a fundraiser for the life-changing (and life-saving) It Gets Better Project (#itgetsbetter).

If you have the means, below is a link to join us in supporting their amazing work. Imagine if everyone who liked this video contributed just $1.

… the impact on so many lives could be extraordinary!

Please join us if you can in support of the amazing “It Gets Better Project“! https://www.facebook.com/donate/10966 …

and THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES OVER FOR ALL THE KIND, THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS!!

We feel the love and send it right back to all of you! We seriously did have “the time of our lives …” An incredible night surrounded by incredible people! SPECIAL THANKS to our Dads and families and friends, Katy Spreadbury and Wil Nieves (Nieves Latin Dance Studio) for helping us put the dance together, Andrew Holtz (Holtz Wedding Photography @Holtz_Photograph), the incomparable Mel Brooks and Susan Stroman for Young Frankenstein (PJ’s all-time favorite movie), and the movie Ex Machina for the disco inspiration.

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Ellen DeGeneres is Celebrating her 60th Birthday …. “🎁 Portia gave Ellen an Outrageously Impressive Birthday Gift 🎁 …. “!!

~~February 2, 2018~~ 

ELLEN DEGENERES AND PORTIA DE ROSSI

On a very special day, two wonderful people in this world share a special moment. In a way that only true love and understanding can express, Portia showed how important Ellen is for her and how connected they are to each other.

Love is love is love is love …

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When it came to getting her wife Ellen DeGeneres a 60th birthday present to remember, Portia de Rossi went absolutely wild

Courtney Thompson

For us mere mortals, a nice bag or dinner at a fancy restaurant would do, but when you’re trying to buy a gift for someone who has everything and then some, gift ideas are a little more tricky.

At least, that’s what you’ve got to assume after Portia de Rossi, 45, gave wife Ellen DeGeneres her very own namesake gorilla conservation centre to celebrate her 60th birthday.

And because an elaborate birthday present doesn’t really count unless millions of people know about it, Portia made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to give Ellen the gift.

Introducing the gift, Portia said she wanted to give her something that “represents who you are and what you really care about. And not just now, but what you’ve always cared about. What you were influenced by and what has made you the amazing person that you are today”.

So she made a donation to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund so large that it will fund the creation of a permanent home, the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, in Rwanda for the organization that protects endangered mountain gorillas.

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Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 – c. December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her death in 1985.

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~~Portia Gives Ellen One of the Best Birthday Presents Ever~~

~~Published on Feb 1, 2018~~

Portia not only surprised her wife with an unexpected appearance on the show, she also gave her one of the most incredible birthday gifts Ellen has ever received.

For more information on The Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund, visit EllenDeGeneresWildlifeFund.org.

The Ellen Show 

 

Casey Breves and Sam Tsui …. “💞 They Tied the Knot …. and I’m Just Finding Out Now 💞 …. Congrats …. “!!

SAM TSUI AND CASEY BREVES 

Sam Tsui, YouTube singer comes out as gay and marries partner Casey Breves
The couple have starred in several music videos alongside each other

The Youtuber Sam Tsui has come out as gay, a day before he married his partner.

Tsui, who is best known for posting his music videos and covers of popular songs on his channel, revealed the details about his personal life for the first time in a vlog on Friday.

In a vlog, which he labelled an understated “coming out video of a sort”, Tsui announced he is in a long-term relationship with fellow YouTuber and musician Casey Breves.

I have been following these two guys on YouTube. Their music has always fascinated me. Plenty of times I have posted a new video by either one of them or the two together.

I was surfing the net on my smartphone and found a video called ‘This Promise‘ which I hadn’t seen.

Much to my surprise it was their wedding ceremony!

Amazing!

So touching and so heartwarming.

It’s already been one year, so happy belated anniversary!

Congrats, guys! 

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~~This Promise~~

Sam Tsui & Casey Breves

~~Published on Aug 29, 2016~~

Wedding Music Video

ONE YEAR AFTER THEIR WEDDING

~~VLOG: The Proposal Story!!~~

ft. Casey Breves

~~Published on Apr 11, 2017~~

With the 1-year Anniversary coming up, decided to finally answer some of the questions you’ve been asking since I posted the announcement video about a year ago! From our first kiss to our shower-singing habits, in this video we fill you in on some of the deepest and darkest secrets from our sordid past (not really haha).

We ALL are ONE!! 

Something to think about …. “What does Love say? …. Different or Wrong? …. “!!

~~March 3, 2017~~ 

LOVE SAYS

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

~Lao Tzu~

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We ALL are ONE!! 

Thoughts for today, #471 …. “What we believe …. in this house …. “!!

~~February 23, 2017~~ 

OUR DEEPEST BELIEFS

“To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.”

~Mahatma Gandhi~

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We ALL are ONE!! 

IOTD …. Image of the day, #625 …. “Love is Love is Love is Love …. Rainbow Hearts …. “!!

~~February 7, 2017~~ 

FEBRUARY = VALENTINE’S DAY

“Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love, cannot be killed or swept aside,” Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda said, near tears, as he accepted his Tony award for Best Score.

“Now fill the world with music, love, and pride.”

~Lin-Manuel Miranda~

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We ALL are ONE!!

 

 

Thoughts for today, #463 …. “Preparing for the possible anti-LGBT assault …. Not going back into the closet …. “!!

~~January 30, 2017~~ 

THE CLOSET DOOR WAS DESTROYED

The LGBT community has existed since the early days of time.

It wasn’t called that back then.

Great advances were made during the Obama administration which gave our community a sense of equality.

Many came before us who sacrificed to lead us to where we are now.

Harvey Milk was one of the many.

There are also plenty of heroes whose names aren’t know.

With rumors of executive orders coming our way, we mus remain vigilant and ready to stand for our God-given rights as equal human beings.

Not going back into the closet.

HortyRex©

Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician who became the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California, when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Politics and gay activism were not his early interests; he was not open about his homosexuality and did not participate in civic matters until around the age of 40, after his experiences in the counterculture of the 1960’s.

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We ALL are ONE!! 

Two Years Anniversary …. “A dream come true …. it’s still legal …. “!!

~~January 6, 2017~~ 

WHO WOULD’VE THOUGHT?

Getting our marriage license!!
This is how our day began, early morning, 2 years ago!

Yet our story began 38 years ago when we met in college!

We met and it was as if we’d known each other forever. Life got in the way and each went along different life paths. Yet, life brought us together again in 1996. Together, inseparable since. Two years ago, our union was legalized! ‘Til death do us part’ .. are the words that rule our lives.
Happy anniversary, my love!!

❤❤

A lifetime of memories …

… for the rest of our lives on this earth!

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At the end of the day …. It has been a amazing whirlwind of emotion!!

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We BOTH are ONE!! 

IOTD …. Image of the day, #589 …. “A Showing of Love …. Amazing”!!

~~October 25, 2016~~ 

LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE

“Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.”

~Arthur Schopenhauer~

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We ALL are ONE!!